'GOT' writer to develop 'Sword in the Stone' remake

Disney has roped in 'Game of Thrones' writer Bryan Cogman to pen the script of the live-action version of 1963 musical fantasy comedy film 'Sword in the Stone'.
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Loosely based on T H White's novel of the same name, the animated version followed a 12-year-old orphan named Arthur who became king after removing a sword from an anvil in London, reported Variety.
Confirming the news, Cogman tweeted a picture of himself pulling Sword in the Stone at Disneyland with the caption "research".
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Brigham Taylor, who became the exclusive producer of Disney last year will back the project.
Disney Studios is currently working on the live-action versions of Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson; The Jungle Book, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh and Tinker Bell, with Reese Witherspoon.
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